USPTO Patents Application 10597605

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10/597,605

June 03, 2008

EINAV Omer

3771

DEMILLE Danton D.

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JP 07-163626

27-Jun-1995

Iwano et al.

JP 11-253504

21 -Sep- 1999

Sumiya et al.

JP 2001-204850

31-Jul-2001

Uratani et al.

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JP 2002-126019

08-May-2002

Iwamoto et al.

JP 3044600

08-Oct-1997

Unknown

JP 3081786

29-Aug-2001

Unknown

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Application Number

10/597,605

Filing Date

June 03, 2008

First Named Inventor

EINAV Omer

Group Art Unit

3771

Examiner Name

DEMILLE Danton D.

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Attorney Docket Number

34625

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Translation of Notification of Reasons for Rejection Dated 15 December 2010
From the Japanese Patent Office Re. Application No. 2009-027772.

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